tabla
[ tah-bluh, tuhb-luh ]
/ ˈtɑ blə, ˈtʌb lə /
noun
a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
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Words nearby tabla
tabetic, tabetic arthropathy, tabetiform, tabi, tabinet, tabla, tablas, tablature, table, table bay, table board
Origin of tabla
1860–65; earlier tubla < Hindi tablā < Arabic ṭabla, derivative of ṭabl drum
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Example sentences from the Web for tabla
One leg of each was resting on the tabla The lady reported us as sitting together on a sofa.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas InmanTabla ang itap-ung sa lungag, Use a piece of wallboard to cover the hole.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. WolffAt our wish she then brought out the tabla, or board of wood on which the beating is done, and the stone for beating.
In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick StarrTabla ang risulta sa iliksiyun, The election ended in a draw.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
British Dictionary definitions for tabla
tabla
/ (ˈtʌblə, ˈtɑːblɑː) /
noun
a musical instrument of India consisting of a pair of drums whose pitches can be varied
Word Origin for tabla
Hindu, from Arabic tabla drum
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